Check the website translation tool great use of local “AI”

I personally found it a somewhat interesting use case, although rarely needed it and they have also implemented other “AI” stuff like the website translation tool which allowed me to avoid Google translate (and is fully local)

The customer doesn’t know what they want, and they are always wrong.

Do you want enshittification? Because that’s what the authors of all the enshittification have said in the last decade

Providing a solid product and trying new things (specially things that can be toggled off in the settings, although it could be easier) is not incompatible and might uncover new useful use cases. I don’t love all the recent developments but all the hate is overblown

So it’s a PR problem?

I hate how everything depends on marketing (manipulation)

Thank you for your input

I still don’t understand the hate towards the AI features in Firefox.

Could they focus on other topics? Yes, but to get new users they have to meet them where they are and since Firefox is Foss you can remove what you don’t like by joining a project focused on that.

IMHO some of the features are cool, specially, because it’s local AI with no dependency on any provider

Could someone explain in a civilised manner why you don’t like the AI features?

What’s his fediverse handle so I can congratulate him on this comment?

I know literally nothing about him, what has he done?

I just heard this song for the first time yesterday. This feels like a glitch in the matrix 🥴

Great question.

We are building, although not enough, a lot of houses, unfortunately, a big chunk is high income/luxury housing and another big chunk is used as an investment vehicle which can sit idle for years even when it’s placed in the middle of our biggest cities.

For some extra context I leave this excerpt from another comment:

In Portugal we have more than 170,000 (state/private) empty houses. A fund of more than 100 million euros (and counting) for the renovation/construction of public/cooperative housing which has been collecting dust for 2 years now. We have the resources to fix this, but our politicians seem more preoccupied in punishing 10K people for being Muslim (they have valid concerns, wrong solutions)

I’m mentioning this issue in the context of the EU, due to the EU naturally allowing a more free flow of people and capital. Which is great for the “core” of the EU and at the same time the cause of big issues in the peripheries.

The same would occur in any kind of free movement agreement.

I give the benefit of the doubt to those who implemented this ideas, I understand the logic, I’m just not convinced by the results.

The tax incentives for digital nomads are a big issue for sure. I love meeting digital nomads, always a fun conversation, I just don’t understand why we should subsidize highly paid individuals looking for a cheap place to live for a while. They do not create roots or care much about the country they live in. If things go south they will leave and the people of the country they enjoyed will be burdened with all the issues.

I say we welcome all digital nomads if they wish to live with us, but they should pay their due like everyone else.

I don’t know much about the American phenomenon you mentioned so I can’t comment on that.

In Portugal we have more than 170,000 (state/private) empty houses. A fund of more than 100 million euros (and counting) for the renovation/construction of public/cooperative housing which has been collecting dust for 2 years now. We have the resources to fix this, but our politicians seem more preoccupied in punishing 10K people for being Muslim (they have valid concerns, wrong solutions)

I don’t think the EU per se is the reason for this. I think the free flow of foreign capital into industries of essential goods is more to blame, and that lax regulation does come with the EU.

This is a confusing issue to me.

On one hand I understand the value of the EU to my country’s (Portugal) development on the other I take real issue with how the influx of foreign capital has priced out most common workers from buying a house before they’re 30/40, which directly impacts one’s ability to start a family. Two of our greatest obstacles to wellbeing.

I love some initiatives like the tighter regulation on big tech, but fear the power of a supranational organisation over Portugal’s democratic process. An organisation which is perceived as not so democratic.

I feel like the definition I use for state might be somewhat different than most around here, as I would consider an administration as a state.

Even without class struggle, crimes and abused would still occur how can a copless society (with millions of members) resolve this issues? Local militias? Wouldn’t those be the “police”?

Curious to hear from you

Thank you for sharing

I’ll be honest, I don’t know enough about Cuba to know whether or not it deserves the label. I’ve seen first accounts of events supporting both views, that Cuba is on path to a society exempt from exploitation and that it’s ruled by an oppressive elite that uses the aesthetic of Marxism to fool the population.

If you have any suggestions on how to learn more I’d appreciate it.

And yes “authoritarianism” is reductive of all interactions in a political system, we agree on that

I agree with you and don’t feel it contradicts the opinion that “authoritarian” is more than a mere tool against communists

Either way, and as I’ve said in another comment, this feels mostly like discussing semantics, but I’m enjoying the civilised conversation

I don’t agree with equating the behaviour of fascist states and AES.

Yes both wield authority, but one’s authority is backed by a small number of people with access to great power and resources, while other’s authority is legitimised by the will of the majority

I believe that difference is critical in differentiating the two

I’m not sure I agree with your view.

Words are commonly misused but they still have meanings. In a society where the will of the majority is ignored in favour of the will of the few I think most people would agree it’s an authoritarian society, it’s usually not that black and white but every society is closer or further from authoritarian